News arrived earlier this week that yet another print literary journal is packing it in. Free Lunch is calling it quits after two decades and 42 issues. The message which states simply: The Board of Directors of Free Lunch Arts Alliance regrets to...

It’s an unseasonably warm day in December. Imagine you’re a teenage boy of about sixteen or seventeen. You’re sitting in one of those chain book stores — either Borders or Barnes and Noble. You’re sitting with your laptop, eagerly tapping away on the...

No, I’m not referring to what is arguably the best film in the long-running Star Wars franchise — I’m referring to yesterday’s announcement that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and several other media heavyweights including Time-Warner, Hearst and Conde...

Welcome to the December 7, 2009 edition of the mad editor’s round-up. Interviews Tiffany Colter presents Interview with Grace Bridges posted at The Writing Examiner, saying, "This article is an interview with author Grace Bridges." Publishing News ...

This past week much has been made about Mystery Writer’s of America’s decision to delist Harlequin for it’s dalliance with pay-to-publish services. Many self-publishers are up in arms over this decision because it’s prejudiced against those who...